AJA is making some big news at NAB, as they just announced the Ki Pro Quad, a 4K recorder that takes the best features of the Ki Pro and Ki Pro Mini, and adds 4K RAW support. Canon is working closely with AJA to support the 4K C500 camera, and they were showing it off connected to the KPQ at their booth. AJA has finally added a reference monitor with playback, so you can be sure that you are actually recording when you hit the button on the Ki Pro Quad. I had a chance to talk with Andy Bellamy of AJA about the KPQ, and embedded below is a video showing the device and the conversation I had with Andy.

The Ki Pro Quad should be available sometime this year for the low price (compared to other 4K recorders) of $4000. It's great to see more manufacturers beginning to support 4K pipelines because if the industry wants to move there, then we need solutions that are not costly.

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So the C500 will be 10 bit. Not really sure how this is supposed to be the camera that competes with Epic? Scarlet yes, but that's only if canon slashes their crazed pricings regime in half. If C300 comes down to 12K. And they sell this for 18k. They might be in business. Though personally I'd still greatly prefer an FS700 + BMD cinema camera with resolve for 12K. And for 18K you can be properly up and running with a ScarletX and then you also have 16 bit, 5K stills and an upgrade path... But the reported rumblings are for 25-30K and that's without spending four grand on the recorder. I just find it all so off base.

I think between BMD, Sony and RED have shown just how badly canon have played you hand. They really are testing their brand loyalty to it's utmost limits.

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